Risk and Exploits - Dealing with Meltdown and Spectre
CTO Think Podcast5 Tammi 2018

Risk and Exploits - Dealing with Meltdown and Spectre

Randy and Don discuss an item ripped from the headlines: What should a technical manager do about the recent Meltdown and Spectre exploits? They move into the CTO modes of research, understanding, translation, preparation, upgrading, monitoring, and, most of all, not freaking out. Randy requests a bobblehead or plush toy of the Spectre logo.

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Meetings, Schmeetings

Meetings, Schmeetings

We talk about meetings, the negative vibe the tech industry has taken against them, how to best run meetings, or finding ways to communicate without wasting so much time.

15 Touko 201854min

Project Chasms - Part 1, Getting Started

Project Chasms - Part 1, Getting Started

Listen as Don and Randy begin a new side project together from problem/solution explanation, planning, and build approach. We aim to reduce the product scope and target a quicker launch of the prototy...

8 Touko 201817min

Why do we podcast (and other projects)?

Why do we podcast (and other projects)?

People (and ourselves) have been asking: Why are you all doing this? What is motivating you to podcast? In this episode, we discuss our motivations for podcasting, our side projects, and why we're doi...

1 Touko 201845min

Social Media Side-Effects

Social Media Side-Effects

Would you hire Kanye West if he was a great programmer, despite his social media presence? This week, we talk about social media quality control, public personas, and the challenge of being inclusive ...

1 Touko 201849min

Networking for Introverts

Networking for Introverts

Having a strong network makes for a huge advantage for career opportunities and learning how to lead. We discuss how to push past shyness and introverted tendencies to grow your own network of relatio...

24 Huhti 201859min

The 30-Day Deadline of Failure and Follow-Through

The 30-Day Deadline of Failure and Follow-Through

Mark Thompson gave himself a tough 30-day deadline to build and launch the first version of his app, TotallyStrong.me. Setting a goal gave him tremendous motivation, but also served him with a strong ...

24 Huhti 201832min

Choosing a Tech Stack

Choosing a Tech Stack

There are a lot of factors tech managers need to consider when inheriting or choosing a technology stack. We talk about how we chose specific stacks in the past (or didn't) and why we're using a brand...

17 Huhti 20181h

Learning and Shipping with Flutter

Learning and Shipping with Flutter

Mark Thompson discusses his learning and launching a native app using Flutter, a new cross-platform framework developed by Google.

17 Huhti 201823min